In order to improve the safety properties of an offloading system with side-by-side （SBS） mooring in which the FPSO is moored by a yoke system in the field of BZ25-1, it is necessary to analyze those properties. Acc...In order to improve the safety properties of an offloading system with side-by-side （SBS） mooring in which the FPSO is moored by a yoke system in the field of BZ25-1, it is necessary to analyze those properties. According to the experience of similar projects, tow strategies of different offioading arrangements were discussed by using the 3-D radiation/diffraction theory and quasi-static time domain method to assess their respective safety properties. Through the safety assessment analysis of different arrangement comparisons, various ways to improve the safety properties of off＇loading systems with side-by-side mooring were verified by analyzing the tension in the mooring lines and the fender deflection. Through comparison it can be concluded that by enlarging the key factors properly, including the size of the fenders and the hawsers as well as the number of hawsers, a better safety performance can be achieved.展开更多
Floating production storage and offloading （FPSO） units increasingly represent a practical and economic means for deep-water oil extraction and production. Systems thinking gives a unique opporamity to seek a balanc...Floating production storage and offloading （FPSO） units increasingly represent a practical and economic means for deep-water oil extraction and production. Systems thinking gives a unique opporamity to seek a balance between FPSO technical performance（s）, with whole-cost; stakeholder decision-making is charged to align different fit-for-use design specification options＇ that address technical-motion（s）, with respective life-cycle cost analyses （LCCA）. Soft system methodology allows situation based analyses over set periods-of-time by diagnosing the problem-at-hand; namely, assessing the antecedents of life-cycle cost relative to FPSO sub- component design alternatives. Alternative mooring- component comparisons for either new-build hulls or refurbished hulls represent an initial necessary considera- tion to facilitate extraction, production and storage of deep- water oil reserves. Coupled dynamic analysis has been performed to generate FPSO motion in six degrees of freedom using SESAM DeepC, while life-cycle cost analysis （LCAA） studies give net-present-value comparsons reflective of market conditions. A parametric study has been conducted by varying wave heights from 4 - 8 m to understand FPSO motion behavior in the presence of wind and current, as well as comparing the motions of turreted versus spread mooring design alternatives. LCCA data has been generated to compare the cost of such different mooring options/hull conditions over 10 and 25- year periods. Systems thinking has been used to explain the interaction of problem variables; resultantly this paper is able to identify explicit factors affecting the choice of FPSO configurations in terms of motion and whole-cost, toward assisting significantly with the front-end engineering design （FEED） phase of fit-for-purpose configured FPSOs, in waters off Malaysia and Australia.展开更多
基金Supported by the China National 111 project under Grant No.B07019Important National Science & Technology Specific Projects under Grant No.2008ZX05-056-03
文摘In order to improve the safety properties of an offloading system with side-by-side （SBS） mooring in which the FPSO is moored by a yoke system in the field of BZ25-1, it is necessary to analyze those properties. According to the experience of similar projects, tow strategies of different offioading arrangements were discussed by using the 3-D radiation/diffraction theory and quasi-static time domain method to assess their respective safety properties. Through the safety assessment analysis of different arrangement comparisons, various ways to improve the safety properties of off＇loading systems with side-by-side mooring were verified by analyzing the tension in the mooring lines and the fender deflection. Through comparison it can be concluded that by enlarging the key factors properly, including the size of the fenders and the hawsers as well as the number of hawsers, a better safety performance can be achieved.
文摘Floating production storage and offloading （FPSO） units increasingly represent a practical and economic means for deep-water oil extraction and production. Systems thinking gives a unique opporamity to seek a balance between FPSO technical performance（s）, with whole-cost; stakeholder decision-making is charged to align different fit-for-use design specification options＇ that address technical-motion（s）, with respective life-cycle cost analyses （LCCA）. Soft system methodology allows situation based analyses over set periods-of-time by diagnosing the problem-at-hand; namely, assessing the antecedents of life-cycle cost relative to FPSO sub- component design alternatives. Alternative mooring- component comparisons for either new-build hulls or refurbished hulls represent an initial necessary considera- tion to facilitate extraction, production and storage of deep- water oil reserves. Coupled dynamic analysis has been performed to generate FPSO motion in six degrees of freedom using SESAM DeepC, while life-cycle cost analysis （LCAA） studies give net-present-value comparsons reflective of market conditions. A parametric study has been conducted by varying wave heights from 4 - 8 m to understand FPSO motion behavior in the presence of wind and current, as well as comparing the motions of turreted versus spread mooring design alternatives. LCCA data has been generated to compare the cost of such different mooring options/hull conditions over 10 and 25- year periods. Systems thinking has been used to explain the interaction of problem variables; resultantly this paper is able to identify explicit factors affecting the choice of FPSO configurations in terms of motion and whole-cost, toward assisting significantly with the front-end engineering design （FEED） phase of fit-for-purpose configured FPSOs, in waters off Malaysia and Australia.
